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It seems that a flight form LaGuardia to DC's Reagan National Airport turned a little scary for 24 passengers and crew members: One passenger gave a note to the flight attendant. The note stated he had a bomb on the plane and wanted to be taken to Australia. Of course, the plane made an emergency landing at Dulles Airport, where the plane was searched, everyone was questioned by the FBI, and the man was taken away. The Daily News has the FBI's statement: Thankfully. The DN points out this comes a day after the Homeland Security lowered the national warning level to "elevated" (yellow) from "high" (orange), though airports are still at "high." New York City is still on "high" alert, and has been since September 2001.

– Alexander once hit a guy who bought his then girlfriend a drink; now that's chivalry.

Of course, there's nothing better than getting dumped after the intensely felt holiday season, but that's a post for January.

Paris Hilton is speaking publicly about the sex tape for the first time since returning from Australia (and hanging out with sea life which can't hold video cameras). The Daily News reports Paris as saying "I feel embarrassed [and] humiliated," and that she regrets the tape "especially because my parents and the other people who love me have been hurt." The DN also details her family's reaction to the situation (support, via crisis management from Dan Klores Communications) stints at various rehab clinics.

The DN also points out other celebrities whose sexcapades were taped: Rob Lowe, the Go-Go's, Pamela and Tommy Lee (then Pamela & Bret Michaels, then Vince Neil & someone), and R. Kelly (ew). And Savage helpfully points out the bright side for Paris: "At least now she's famous for doing something." Daily News' Lenore Skenazy on how Paris Hilton is just like Zsa Zsa: "The Gabors got there and stayed for decades. Paris is only 22. Get comfy."

The Daily News tours the urban apartment zoo of Antoine Yates. the man behind such escapades as "these tiger-sized bite marks are from a dog" and "teaching the NYPD how to get a tiger out of a Harlem apartment." The Housing Authority has successfully evicted Yates from his five apartment (five?) and gave him time to clear out. The DN reports that it smelled like a rancid pet store. He tells the DN that he and Ming liked to watch movies (The Godfather, Carrie and The Exorcist), while Al the alligator stayed in a room that had a poster of Lil' Kim. That's what Gothamist likes in its animals: A healthy appreciation of pop culture.

The Daily News has succeeded in raising $8,700 for lion cub Boomerang, who was dumped by a Post reporter working on a story about online animal trafficking and could not care for the animal. As it costs $10,000 to build a lion a habitat and as the Daily News has been relentless in letting people know how stupid/heartless/animal-ignorant the Post is, many people have contributed to Boomerang's fund. One donor was Harold Eric Theurer of Brooklyn "who gave the cute cat $20 he just got as a gift for his 8th birthday." He added a P.S. of "Give Boomerang a hug for me." Aww, but Gothamist still thinks the Daily News should donate money to the cause, lest force little children donate their hard earned birthday money while the paper gets to fan with Post rivalry.

The Daily News revisits the strange case of Frimcha Hirsch and Elky Stern, two 16 year-old Hasidic girls who ran away from their strict religious enclave in Brooklyn to...Phoenix. The DN notes that as soon as they got on a bus at the Port Authority, they " shed their traditional long skirts and long-sleeved blouses; they ate at non-Kosher restaurants, listened to rock music on their portable CD players, sat and slept among their fellow passengers, men and women." When in Phoenix, they lived in one of the most dangerous areas of the city, managing to get by, but they were armed, as the police later found a dagger and knife in their belongings when they returned to NY. The girls only returned earlier this month, after their parents and local authorities thought they might have been kidnapped.

Little 12 year old old Brianna LaHara, sued by RIAA for downloading songs off Kazaa, is going to settle with RIAA for $2000. The Daily News' exclusive reports that LaHara's mother agreed to pay up (and said Brianna will not be file sharing anytime soon). RIAA was looking for up to $150,000 for the 1000 songs she downloaded, so maybe $2000 in the scheme of things didn't look so bad to LaHara's mother

The Daily News spends a day on set of Sex and the City - the day they happen to be filming at Soho House. The News is quick to point out that even though the girls are fabulous, "" Gawker, who has visited Soho House in less nefarious ways, has this tip about where else in the club SATC filmed.

The Daily News looks at an increasingly rare group: People who don't have cellphones. People talk about how much better their lives are without the cellphone interrupting them, as well as the pressures of having to return calls immediately. The DN calls them "People who just want some privacy."